Trw Automotive Gmbh

Max Sadwornych

Jürgen Heigl

In a method of folding a curtain-type side airbag () into an elongate airbag package () defining a longitudinal direction (L), wherein the side airbag () at one longitudinal end includes an elongate inflatable extension () having a free end (), in a first folding step the extension () is folded over at a first folding line () enclosing an angle (&#x3b1;) &#x3c;90&#xb0;, especially between 30&#xb0; and 60&#xb0;, with the longitudinal direction (L), and in a second subsequent folding step the free end () of the extension () is folded over at a second folding line (), the second folding line () enclosing an angle (&#x3b2;) of 0 to 45&#xb0;, especially 0&#xb0;, with the longitudinal direction (L).

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Aalen, Germany

Max Sadwornych